Coroflot

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EDUCATION
B.S./B.F.A. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA
Dual Major: Art Education and Communication Design
Concentration: Advertising
Minor: Speech Communications
May 2011 GPA: 3.9
Magna Cum Laude
Dean’s List Recipient

Lehigh Carbon Community College, Schnecksville, PA
Honors Scholars Program: Graphic Design
August 2006 to May 2007
Dean’s List Recipient

Arcadia University, Glenside, PA
Speech Communications
Spring Preview in Scotland
August 2005 to May 2006
Dean’s List Recipient

Mixology Wine Institute, Philadelphia, PA
Mixology Degree April 2006
RAMP Certification August 2008

Baum School of Art, Allentown, PA
Summer 2004
HONORS
• Phi Kappa Phi, Selective International Honor Society,
Spring 2010 - Present
• Dean’s List, Fall 2005 - Spring 2011
• Claude E. Reinhard Telecommunications Scholarship
for Advertising, May 2005
• Promising Artist Award, University of the Arts, May 2007
• Distinguished Scholarship, Arcadia University, May 2005
• Achievement Award, Arcadia University, May 2005
• VFW Voice of Democracy Essay & Oratory
Scholarship, January 2005

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Top 10 Finalist in Rachel Ray Nutrish “Puppy Love”
Design Competition, August 2009
• “Campaign to Sustain Student Poster Competition”
Philadelphia, PA, May 2009
• 1st Place Award in Ladies’ Auxiliary Patriotic
Art Competition, March 2005

SKILLS
Expert in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
Proficient in Dreamweaver, Flash, and AfterEffects.
Working knowledge of MS Word, Power Point, and Excel.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• National Art Education Association
• Pennsylvania State Education Association
• AIGA, the professional association for design

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teacher Candidate, Clinical Experience – Spring 2011
Peter’s & Slatington Elementary Schools
• Differentiated instruction for 1st thru 6th grade.
• Assisted Camera Club by creating modern and
challenging lessons for the members to complete.
• Guided Tech Wizards by editing documents, organizing
layouts, and designing graphics.
• Attended an in-service day, a faculty meeting,
and an assembly.

Teacher Candidate, Clinical Experience – Spring 2011
Lehighton High School
• Differentiated instruction for 9th thru 12th grade.
• Assisted in a large, gallery-like art show set-up.
• Observed a college-level Drawing & Painting class.

Professional Semester Student – Fall 2010
Whitehall Coplay Zephyr Elementary School
• Integrated math, English, and geography into
art lessons for 4th & 5th grades.
• Created multiple displays of student artwork
throughout the school.

RELATED EXPERIENCE
Adventures in the Land of Art - Kutztown, PA
Mentor Student Teacher
March 2010
• Mentored Kutztown Middle School students
to develop a mural design for the
Louisa Gonser Library

Festival of the Arts - Kutztown, PA
Student
April 2010
• Coordinated festival set up with Kris Tuerk, Kutztown Middle School art instructor
• Volunteered to paint visiting students’ faces at
a festival booth

Penteledata - Palmerton, PA
Freelance Graphic Designer/Illustrator
December 2008 - Present
• Designed annual holiday greeting card.
• Illustrated an oil painting for annual holiday
greeting card.

Specialized Productions, Inc. - Kutztown, PA
Freelance Graphic Designer
May 2008 - February 2009
• Created various promotional and entertainment content.
• Designed still graphics for use in storyboards.

Palmerton’s Community Festival - Palmerton, PA
September 2009
• Built and structured a display set-up to show my work
• Sold prints and paintings to the community


Virtual Systems Corporation - Emmaus, PA
Freelance Web Designer
December 2007 - January 2009
• Implemented multiple web page designs and solutions.

Kutztown’s “Paint the Town Gold” - Kutztown, PA
April 2008
• Painted store-front windows at local businesses on Main St.
with Kutztown Middle School’s students.

Sacred Heart Biannual Juried Art Auction - Palmerton, PA March 2006 and 2008
• Participated in the auction as an artist.

Kutztown’s Juried Fine Arts & Crafts Fest - Kutztown, PA
March 2007
• Built and structured a display set-up to show my work
• Sold prints and paintings to the community

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
Grey Healthcare Group - NYC, NY
Art Director Intern
Summer 2009
• Creatively directed our intern team of seven students.
• Assisted in various advertising campaigns and pitches.
• Designed several logos for multiple clients.

Specialized Productions, Inc. - Kutztown, PA
Motion Graphics Intern
Summer 2008
• Quickly learned motion graphics software.
• Demonstrated great attention to detail in various designs.

Penteledata - Palmerton, PA
Marketing Intern
Summer 2006
• Delivered marketing materials to a network
of 30+ clients.
• Organized a database to report marketing success.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Blue Ridge Country Club - Palmerton, PA
Bartender
Summer 2010

The Palmerton Hotel - Palmerton, PA
Bartender
April 2008 to May 2009

Lonestar - Whitehall, PA
Position: Bartender/Server
Term: August 2007 to January 2008

Woodstone Golf Club - Danielsville, PA
Bartender, Server, & Banquet Server
July 2006 to January 2007

REFERENCES & PORTFOLIO
Available upon request.